participativasvsparticipativoConfusable pair

Which to use

“participativas” and “participativo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,980
“participativas” frequency rank
#19,197
“participativo” frequency rank
67177
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature participativas participativo
Definition Forma del femenino plural de participativo. Que tiene la tendencia o iniciativa a tomar parte en alguna conversación, evento, o actividad.

Where the eye mixes participativas and participativo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. participativas runs 14 letters (CVCCVCVCVCVCVC) against participativo's 13 (CVCCVCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
participativas
13 ch
participativo

Look-alike desk: participativas vs participativo

A purely visual mix-up. participativas ([paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞as]) and participativo ([paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

participativas is recorded at frequency rank #47,980, classified as anadj, pronounced [paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞as]. participativo is at rank #19,197, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞o].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 67177, this pair ranks #37,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of participativas vs participativo

Shared letters: aciprtv. Private to "participativas": s. Private to "participativo": o.

"participativas" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "participativo" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • participativas ← aprticipativas · paritcipativas · parrticipativas · partciipativas · particcipativas · particiaptivas · participaitvas · participatiavs
  • participativo ← aprticipativo · paritcipativo · parrticipativo · partciipativo · particcipativo · particiaptivo · participaitvo · participatibo

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "participativas" for "participativo" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞as] versus [paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "participativas" vs "participativo" - which ranks higher?
"participativo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,197 in our Spanish list, against #47,980 for "participativas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "participativas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "participativo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "participativas" and "participativo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "participativas vs participativos". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #37,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list